Tag: Asia/India
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
Google’s stock climbed after it fired 12,000 employees—but what did they...
The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else.
Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think
It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.
As the war in Ukraine devastates the nation’s ecosystems, the world...
Just one bomb releases a slew of toxic heavy metals into Ukraine’s soil and groundwater. Now multiply this by thousands.
As the planet warms, let’s be clear: We are sacrificing lives...
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations.
The global seafood supply is being contaminated by microplastics, but major...
Our addiction to plastic is having negative effects all along the food chain.
The big industry that COP26 failed to tackle
Our broken and inhumane food system is a huge source of emissions, so why isn’t it a major part of the climate solution?
COP26: Climate pledges don’t match up with policies—or consumer behavior
The Glasgow Climate Pact kicks the climate can down the road.
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
How an ancient irrigation method makes sustainable life possible in the...
Time-proven acequia irrigation systems already in use in New Mexico make it possible for people to thrive in arid regions.
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Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide
A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states
A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
‘This is a union town’: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers’...
Speaking outside a store in Brooklyn, Mamdani said New York is a “union town,” and vowed to continue joining pickets even after he is sworn in as mayor on January 1.
Nineteen states to raise minimum wage on Jan. 1
While some states will reach a $15 minimum wage for the first time, other states will have a minimum wage of $15 or higher as of January 1, 2026.